Re-posted from PJ Media One unintended consequence of this competitive GOP presidential primary is a tarnishing of the Republican “brand.” Not that the brand image was all that shiny before the primaries, however, the last three months of candidate in-fighting has done what may be irreparable damage with certain key voter groups. Most important among these groups are moderate/independent women who could be the deciding | Read More »

Without Gingrich, Romney is still the likely Nominee, but with Him, Romney wins a plurality. The numbers just do not add up to anyone stopping Mitt Romney’s path to the nomination as long as Newt Gingrich is still in the race. Any objective observer should tell you that right now, the only chance there is to stop Romney lies in a united conservative base. The | Read More »

Does Romney’s statement that he won’t “light my hair on fire” just to appeal to conservatives, make you as angry as George Bush The First’s “I’m a conservative, but I’m not a nut about it”? I wrote that Mitt Romney continues the minimalist strategy of barely winning a bare minimum of GOP primaries, and despite his numerical advantage in delegates, won with “victories” by the | Read More »

Rick Santorum finally deserves some credit for being a strong candidate that is clearly electable. Rick Santorum won Oklahoma, Tennessee, North Dakota and almost won in Ohio which many analysts and so called “experts” were calling Ohio “the crown jewel” of Super Tuesday. Combine that effort with the hat trick of three wins in one day with Colorado, Minnessota and Missouri. Rick Santorum has proved | Read More »

Last night’s big winner was Mitt Romney. I know a lot of conservatives were kind of down but if you want to get technical he won six but Santorum won three. If you want to get even more technical Mitt Romney was suppose to have an even better night than he did. Remember the media and the Republican establishment told us he’s got wind at | Read More »

From the diaries In the eleven presidential elections since the birth of modern conservatism, five GOP nominees ran as moderates –- and were perceived as moderates. All lost, with the single exception of George H. W. Bush in 1988, and he was arguably running for Ronald Reagan’s “third term.” Conversely, all six GOP candidacies which were framed and perceived as conservative won. So it is | Read More »

From the diaries In the eleven presidential elections since the birth of modern conservatism, five GOP nominees ran as moderates –- and were perceived as moderates. All lost, with the single exception of George H. W. Bush in 1988, and he was arguably running for Ronald Reagan’s “third term.” Conversely, all six GOP candidacies which were framed and perceived as conservative won. So it is | Read More »

When three candidates hang into the Presidential nomination race after Super Tuesday, it becomes time to check whether anyone can get a majority. Mitt Romney is close. So far he’s not there, but if current trends hold he will be the Republican nominee for President of the United States, and become so on the first ballot.

When three candidates hang into the Presidential nomination race after Super Tuesday, it becomes time to check whether anyone can get a majority. Mitt Romney is close. So far he’s not there, but if current trends hold he will be the Republican nominee for President of the United States, and become so on the first ballot.

By Matt Rooney | Cross-posted at SaveJersey.com Last year, New Jersey’s legislature voted to return to a “unified” primary in June (as opposed to a separate presidential contest in the winter). The reported reason was to save money. The real reason was to aid party bosses with turnout in otherwise uninteresting June contests for down-ballot offices. Go figure. And the anticipated effect? That New Jersey | Read More »

Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Scott Conroy discuss Mitt Romney’s not-so-super Super Tuesday, why Rick Santorum wants Newt out of the race, and Sarah Palin’s comments to CNN about her role at a brokered convention. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and | Read More »

Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Scott Conroy discuss Mitt Romney’s not-so-super Super Tuesday, why Rick Santorum wants Newt out of the race, and Sarah Palin’s comments to CNN about her role at a brokered convention. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and | Read More »

Many political analysts compare 2012’s Republican Presidential cycle to the Democrats’ go of it in 2008. Barack Obama deployed a delegate strategy while Hillary Clinton went for big state wins. It worked to Barack Obama’s favor. This year, it works for Romney.Both took a while and had some ups and downs, but ultimately Barack Obama prevailed. After Ohio came in tonight, it is clear Mitt | Read More »

Many political analysts compare 2012’s Republican Presidential cycle to the Democrats’ go of it in 2008. Barack Obama deployed a delegate strategy while Hillary Clinton went for big state wins. It worked to Barack Obama’s favor. This year, it works for Romney.Both took a while and had some ups and downs, but ultimately Barack Obama prevailed. After Ohio came in tonight, it is clear Mitt | Read More »